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Entries from 2012

Review of New Online Exhibition

December 18, 2012

WETA's local history blog, Boundary Stones, featured the Society's online version of the exhibition, Jewish Life in Mr. Lincoln's City, and discussed the historical significane of the exhibition's launch date.

Op-Ed: Synagogue’s story at the White House

Czech Radio learns of Jewish Civil War Hero

June 3, 2012

Archivist Wendy Turman was interviewed by Czech Radio about Leopold Karpeles, who immigrated from Prague and went on to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Civil War. The Czech Press Agency picked up the story. Read English summary.

A Synagogue’s Moving Story

Photos from Holocaust Remembrance Day Program

April 26, 2012

More than 120 people commemorated Holocaust Remembrance Day at an evening of spoken word and music performance at the Embassy of France. Guests heard the original poetry of Davi Walders and music performed by cellist Douglas Wolters. The program honored women who resisted the Nazis and composers whose lives were impacted by the Holocaust.